I tweet a lot about online media trends (you can follow me at @johnei). Here are selected links from the last week that you might find of interest.
Google developing a micropayment platform ( Nieman Journalism Lab)
Search giant Google is now outlining a “vision of a premium content ecosystem”. The system would include subscriptions across different media sits. This is an interesting development as user payment is becoming a hotter topic every day among media executives.
Norway’s VG: Not integrated, very profitable. Hmmmm…( SimsBlog)
With traffic much higher than any English language newspaper sites (see some statistics here), vg.no is following its own, very successful, course of action.
The good enough revolution: When cheap and simple is just fine (Wired)
Often users will accept less quality if they are given convenience and flexibility. It can also apply to the news business.
Five ways for journalists to use Facebook (Inside Facebook)
Some practical tips for the social media novice.
Interview with Google News’ Josh Cohen: Can the aggregator ever win over publishers? (Paid Content)
Learn about how Google is thinking about its relationship with news publishers.
Top 10 lies newspaper executives are telling themselves (SimsBlog)
A provocative must-read for media people.
